Tapirus (Tapiralum) greslebini Rusconi 1934 (tapir)

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Tapiridae

Full reference: C. Rusconi. 1934. Tercera noticia sobre los vertebrados fosiles de las Arenas Puelchenses de Villa Ballester. Anales de la Socieded Cientifica Argentina 117:19-37

Belongs to Tapirus (Tapiralum) according to Rusconi 1934

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Its type locality is Villa Ballester, which is in a Pliocene marine sandstone in Argentina

Ecology: amphibious browser

Distribution: found only at Villa Ballester

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